Meanings
- uncountableThe belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
If the analysis of fluid texts requires a more sophisticated treatment of versions than we have heretofore witnessed, there is no doubt that geneticism makes a significant contribution.
2002, John L. Bryant, The Fluid Text: A Theory of Revision and Editing for Book and Screen, page 751 more example
Clines believes that a particular view of the nature of knowledge is promoted by the practice of geneticism: the belief that a text is best understood when its sources are reconstructed and its pre-history determined.
2010, Jean-Paul Gedeon, Building Vision: A Constructivist-Developmental Approach to Spiritual Growth and Leadership, page 14
Origin
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